primitivism
primitivism · primitivisms
The state or quality of being primitiveThe state or quality of being primitive.
» Degrowth is not primitivism.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being primitive.
a wild or unrefined state
(countable, uncountable)The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization.
(countable, uncountable)Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.
Examples
1 sentencesDegrowth is not primitivism.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: primitivisms| Singular | primitivism |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a wild or unrefined state:crudenesscrudityprimitivenessrudeness
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedprimitivist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable